MS HC41

Ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution, which prohibits denial or abridgement of equality of rights under law by the United States or any state on account of sex.

Asserts that Congress demonstrated time limits in the ratifying resolution (seven years) can be disregarded if not included in the amendment text itself, citing the 1978 time extension precedent.

References the Supreme Court's Coleman v. Miller decision to support the position that Congress has authority to determine the validity of state ratifications occurring after a resolving clause time limit expires.

Directs the Mississippi Legislature to forward a copy of the ratification resolution to the U.S. Archivist, congressional leadership, and Mississippi's congressional delegation.

States that constitutional equality for men and women reflects progress made by citizens and aligns Mississippi with other nations that have achieved such equality.